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Niches / Local Co-Op + Puzzle
Local Co-Op + Puzzle
Games tagged both Local Co-Op and Puzzle: 44 indie paid launches, 2 of them earned $100k+ in their first year.
Showing Local Co-Op + Puzzle priced $10 to $20. This filter changes the answer: at all prices the pair trails Local Co-Op and beats Puzzle; priced $10 to $20 it trails both its tags.
The pair's chance of a $100k+ first year beside each of its two tags, ranked like a high-score table, with typical earnings and the launches behind every figure.
Local Co-Op + Puzzle trails both its tags: 1 of its 11 launches earned $100k+ priced $10 to $20, against 15.7 in 100 for Local Co-Op and 13.8 in 100 for Puzzle.
Small sample: 11 launches, 1 hits.
Each circle is one tag, sized by its launches, and the gold overlap is exactly this pair. Click a part to read it. Price changes the odds more than genre does (under $5: 0.5 in 100 launches earned $100k+; $20 to $40: 42.4 in 100), so read it within a price band.
The overlap is this niche: the 11 games tagged both Local Co-Op and Puzzle priced $10 to $20. 9.1 in 100 of them earned $100k+, against 16.7 for Local Co-Op-only games and 13.9 for Puzzle-only games, so games with both tags did worse than games with either tag alone.
Both: 11 games priced $10 to $20; 9.1 in 100 earned $100k+ (1 in 11), typical first-year earnings $17,239.
Circle areas follow launch counts; the gold overlap is exactly the pair's 11 launches. The outer parts are each tag's launches minus the pair's, so their chance is exact; their typical earnings are not computed yet.
Who leads this pair and each of its tags. Free until launch: one click opens the card. The full comparables list (nearest hits by tag pair, price and launch year) is not computed yet, and the card says so.
Top earner, share of the moneyFree until launch
Lens checkOne-hit market +1. Standard: the yardstick. West-facing view: holds. Without the breakout: moves the answer. Last 18 months: moves the answer.
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Nearest hits (similar games that earned $100k+, matched by tag pair, price and launch year): not computed yet.
Filters do not apply here yet. Leaders and shares are for all prices and the Standard view; per price band and per lens they are not computed yet.
The same figures with three kinds of games set aside: those with a mostly Chinese audience, the single biggest earner, and everything older than 18 months.
Local Co-Op + Puzzle is one-hit market +1: Without the breakout moves the answer by more than a quarter, and 1 more lens too. It holds in 1 of 3.
| This pair | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view43 of 44 launches | Without the breakout43 of 44 launches | Last 18 months33 of 44 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 442 hits | 432 hits | 431 hits | 331 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 4.5 in 1001 in 22 | 4.7 in 1001 in 21 | 2.3 in 1001 in 43 | 3.0 in 1001 in 33 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $604top tenth $23,674+ | $604 | $546 | $546 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | +4.4%0.2 more in 100 | -48.9%2.2 fewer in 100 | -33.3%1.5 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -9.6%$58 less | -9.6%$58 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Moves the answer | Moves the answer |
Every indie paid launch tagged both Local Co-Op and Puzzle, 6 to 30 months old: 44 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 1 of 44 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, LEGO® Voyagers (73.8% of the money): 43 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 33 of 44.
Local Co-Op holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Local Co-Op | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view305 of 312 launches | Without the breakout311 of 312 launches | Last 18 months159 of 312 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 31223 hits | 30522 hits | 31122 hits | 15910 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 7.4 in 1001 in 14 | 7.2 in 1001 in 14 | 7.1 in 1001 in 14 | 6.3 in 1001 in 16 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $1,150top tenth $44,621+ | $1,150 | $1,112 | $1,112 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | -2.7%0.2 fewer in 100 | -4.1%0.3 fewer in 100 | -14.9%1.1 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | -3.3%$38 less | -3.3%$38 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Local Co-Op, 6 to 30 months old: 312 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 7 of 312 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, PowerWash Simulator 2 (22.9% of the money): 311 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 159 of 312.
Puzzle holds in 3 of 3: every lens keeps the chance and typical earnings within a quarter of the standard figures.
| Puzzle | BaseStandardevery launch | West-facing view5,529 of 5,739 launches | Without the breakout5,738 of 5,739 launches | Last 18 months3,111 of 5,739 launches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launches counted | 5,739203 hits | 5,529192 hits | 5,738202 hits | 3,111106 hits |
| Earned $100k+ | 3.5 in 1001 in 29 | 3.5 in 1001 in 29 | 3.5 in 1001 in 29 | 3.4 in 1001 in 29 |
| Typical first-year earnings | $443top tenth $14,400+ | $461 | $443 | $405 |
| Chance against standard | the yardstick | 0.0%no change | 0.0%no change | -2.9%0.1 fewer in 100 |
| Typical against standard | the yardstick | +4.1%$18 more | 0.0%no change | -8.6%$38 less |
| Does it hold? | The base view | Holds | Holds | Holds |
Every indie paid launch tagged Puzzle, 6 to 30 months old: 5,739 launches.
Games mostly reviewed outside China. Drops games whose audience is mostly Chinese, meaning 35% or more of their reviews are in Simplified Chinese: 210 of 5,739 launches here. Review language is measured for games with 2,000+ reviews; smaller games are guessed from their names.
Drops the single biggest earner, Blue Prince (7.0% of the money): 5,738 launches left.
Keeps only launches 18 months old or newer: 3,111 of 5,739.
A lens holds when chance and typical earnings both stay within 25% of standard. Lens figures by price band are not computed yet, so this table is for all prices.
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